Report: crisis will be big hit to region's tourism sector

Report says Tampa/St. Pete/Clearwater region will be hit especially hard by COVID-19 crisis.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 2:00 p.m. April 23, 2020
Mark Wemple. Normally bustling with activity, tourism and hospitality has ground to a halt on Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg.
Mark Wemple. Normally bustling with activity, tourism and hospitality has ground to a halt on Beach Drive in downtown St. Petersburg.
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The disastrous financial effects of the COVID-19 crisis are being felt around the globe. But new research from a local agency reveals the economies of Florida and the Tampa Bay region, in particular, will be among the hardest hit. 

 

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